Mask in Badr Shaker-al-Sayyab Poetry: A Case Study of "Job's travel"

Badr Shaker-al-Sayyab is a pioneer of contemporary Arabic poetry and one of the first people who could build a novel trend in contemporary poetry by using their new experiences. He could open a way for new Arabic poetry which represents the modern life in its form and meaning. He created a set of symbols, which is a sign of his artistic talent and innovation. He used these symbols to explain contemporary senses and difficulties that people suffer from. Mask is a kind of symbol. It is considered as one the most important poetical techniques and most distinguished tools which poets rely on in their poetries because each symbol of the mask symbols has a significant strength in including a variety of meanings. Badr Shaker-al-Sayyab is a skilful poet in using this technique and summoning religious and historical characters in his poems. Messiah and Job (peace is upon them) and sandbad are three of characters which Sayyab has applied as mask in his poems.